The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Crops

Crops, Survival Plant Profiles

Survival Plant Profile: Chaya

Growing chaya in Florida is a no-brainer! Greens aren’t all that interesting to me. That doesn’t mean I cut them…
Crops, Foraging, Nopale, Weeds

Vicious Opuntia

This has to be the most vicious “prickly pear” I’ve ever seen. I found quite a few specimens of this…
Corn, Crops, Recipes

Making homemade grits

It’s time to start making homemade grits! Remember this? And this? And finally, this? When you grow enough of…
Crops, Sugarcane

Natural Awakenings for September: Growing Sugarcane

In my latest article for Natural Awakenings Magazine, I share my success with growing sugarcane… and teach you to do…
Jokes, Sweet potatoes

Sweet potato firstfruits!

Recently, I read this book, mostly because I liked the cover (thrift store treasure hunting pays off): It also had…
Crops

Growing agave for tequila

I’m growing agave for tequila so we can do shots during the apocalypse: Are you growing blue agave?…
Crops, Potatoes

Planting fall potatoes in Florida

Planting fall potatoes in Florida? Are you nuts? Well, I told you I was gonna do it. Gardens-In-The-Sand and stevo_61…
Pumpkins and squash, Uncategorized

Guest Post: Pumpkin Summer

(The following post was contributed by rycamor, my long-time friend and fellow homesteader. Pumpkins are often not recommended for Florida……
Corn, Crops, Seeds, Survival Plant Profiles, Survival Plants

Survival Plant Profile: Corn

I like corn because it’s pretty. Obviously, since I’ve noticed that, it makes me completely superficial. Other grains don’t do…
Crops

Raw Harvest Data for Spring/Summer 2013

My goal for this year was to hit a total of 1000lbs of food. I’m not there yet, but I…